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Succession – Season 2, Episode 2 The Vaulter

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94% Tomatometer 18 Reviews
Roman and Kendall do a "routine health check" of a new media brand to help Vaulter to determine the future of the company; Tom tasks Greg with sniffing out waste at ATN; Connor and Willa host a soirée to mark their return to New York.
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Succession — Season 2, Episode 2

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Along with the disastrous downfall of a new media company, Jeremy Strong's performance as the downtrodden Kendall Roy takes "Vaulter" to the next level.

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Jesse Armstrong

Creator

Hiam Abbass

Marcia Roy

Nicholas Braun

Greg

Brian Cox

Logan Roy

Kieran Culkin

Roman Roy

Dagmara Domińczyk

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Meredith Haggerty Vox 08/26/2019
This episode was delightfully brutal on the media business front. Go to Full Review Emily St. James Vox 08/19/2019
With every new action he takes, [Jeremy] Strong somehow finds new ways to play a man who is completely and utterly devoid of whatever made him the person he was. Go to Full Review Karen Han Polygon 08/19/2019
If it wasn't clear that Kendall was broken, it certainly is now. It's truly awful watching him go through the motions of being alive. Go to Full Review Andrew Husband Den of Geek 08/19/2019
5/5
Yes, Kendall killed a guy. Yet the most broken of the Roy children manages to pull at the viewers' heartstrings and make them feel something for his soullessness. Go to Full Review Carissa Pavlica TV Fanatic 08/19/2019
5.0/5.0
Vaulter proves what doing Logan's bidding can accomplish even when you're considered next to nothing in the scheme of things. Kendall's seated at the right hand again, and all it took was tossing away his soul and getting spit in the face. Go to Full Review Andrew Gruttadaro The Ringer 08/19/2019
[Vaulter's shuttering is a] devastating moment that gets at the precarity of modern media companies being owned by massive corporations with little interest in anything beyond bottom lines; Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Roman and Kendall do a "routine health check" of a new media brand to help Vaulter to determine the future of the company; Tom tasks Greg with sniffing out waste at ATN; Connor and Willa host a soirée to mark their return to New York.
Director
Andrij Parekh
Creator
Jesse Armstrong
Executive Producer
Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin J. Messick, Will Ferrell, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod
Screenwriter
Jon Brown
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 18, 2019